Daily Republican., 1887-12-30

IDE comMtttse CT tie EN- ployee hesd 4
ID by John L. Lee, Chairman of the
Executive Coz tnl:;se, called at tho
yfiice OF the company, on Fourth st.set,
to zee MIR sHe:2aTd, the Senerni euyer
iEteudeIt.
Lee sSid he did not come Of Ma own
peracnal acccsd, tut because Mr Sst,.
gard had sent for hin After mr. swei.
{ ard bad cohVersoi with Gsuoral Man.
eyer hCLsod To invited MIR. Lac into
hts office, hut the l1ttor iusisG.d that
Henry L. Bennett, secretary Of the
Reading Ccnpany Employee District
Assembly, No. ga, shuu "a 70 with him
snd htas what Ma, sald.
He persisted thai hs would not as on
individual eco the general superintsn-
Gent, but oDl- vita Hr Bennett as
comm t,e5mtn. As Bennett was die.
charged from the snploy q: the oom-
psny few dsys $40, MIR. = wei gard ~
tused to hold any Conference with Les
ID his presence.
Inc result was that NJ. Lea LEFT the
ofies Indignant az ;hs general supe.ln-
lendent
Aztec this little Incident, Lee mud the
other pnilndelphis delegates leit the
city to attend the convention ~ Bead
ing.
CHAIRMAN LEE Is DISCHARGED
Later In the day Mr.. Sweisa-d' y aide
OF tns coniroseray with Chairman Les
was automatically stated as follows:
The general supsrin.eDdsnt, enter
tanning " kindly ptrsonsl feeling fos
Chsirmau Lee, sen. u trusted messen
ger to Po:tsville on Wednesday night
to requett h,m 70 CT me 10 the city, and
be at the Fourth street Cfli 20 al 1015
O'Clock In the morning.
Tho solo purpose " this interview
was to tell Lee that, not with standing
his promiutuce in the ov.mpnt, ne
could SO back 10 his rokition rs ma
chinist, at Ninth atd Green streets,
and be esaurei that MI past differences
~ould be forgotten, II he desired, Mr.
3 Heignrd, Of course, desired 10 sa5 thts
to him In confidence, and did noe intend
to say IL in the presence OF Mt Bsnnstt,
who wns no lOpAsr connected With tAe
company.
Mr.. Swaigsri said he would not zee
Bennett, and az Lse insisted that BGE-
nett sLould hear what was said md DO
regarded as n committeeman tie inter.
View clCsbd. On acc;nnt CT Lse's &c.
tion the General Superlnten en- ordered
bis discharge from the employ of the
company. II was said this disshsrge
would, Ike al the others OF recent q 10,
DO Hral, end forever debir the man
from obtrinin2 en1p. '7ms2t In the corn'
pauy's serv!ce again,
The news Of rh6irmSn Lees 6iscnarEG
reached Port R'ohnioad early in tbs
| n nj
mont. L. had tho effect ot making the
striking coal handlers very Iet.cent,
inasnuch as theS had bean advised 10
stand frm Until they were Informed OF
the action Of the Raa3!Dg convention.
Very little o0at was Eandled on the
coal piers on Thursday, and the entire
yard had the appearance OF being de-
serted, except that eaven CT tho "Vhsrf
rat enaines" had e.esrl 40. The etr!k,
ing coal handlers held q ultOtiDE in tic
AFTERNOON a. MutUa! Hall, Redmond
and Eef streets, End listepcd TO speeches
or encouraging them TO hold ont,
Superintendent Rsin, Of tho Port
Rlchmond Cfiice OF the Reading Com
psny, spoke chesrially ot the cOnditioo
OF affairs Gt thaS place. BE ssii that
mere application, he'd baen received
FOR places than there waCs places 10 I'LL.
Tbs seven loyal coEiue crews remsiued
on cuty all oay he sail, aud Two CT the
steam c1liieis we're made ready to de
part.
ATUGROAT LOAD OF STEvEDCRES,
The Phiadelphis aud Reading Com
psny's freight station, q, OIcartield
street wharf was the sceno Of a sight
trouble yesterday morning, on kcoou nj
OF the refusal OF abou; twenty Knights
OF l. lbor ste Vedorrs to go to work.
Tne police we're Gent Tor aCd RS n,a!aed
in the vicinity uatil gang Of stevs
dores from down town were oronaht up
on a tug and landed. Tao latter then
did tho work, iC Is said, without inter.
rupttou. Police Captain q INK was
stationed y. Richmond junction al!
dcy.
Incoming frti,ht tralni we've eonsil'
eratly beh!nd Tina yesterday Ii sI.i7'
ing at the vs:ioua s,aiJns. Freight
DespGtcAer Bar;o!e', ct the BroHd a%d
ICal!oshill streets dlrct, ssid the deay
was chiefly caused by tho coldnsEs q
the wra,htr, which. lie ss!a, msde II
orc dificul. .pr tho engines 10 d:a1
the ;ra!ne.
A uul1ber of freight conductors
brahemen ana others, whl wero spoken
10, said tho ds,ay was tae rssult of me
inability OF tho new mon 10 properly
lhsndle the tIains, ana OF their IL
luOrsnce Of the lines Of the road.
ITHE COMPANY POSITION DEri&ED
President A1s,In CJrbiu ycs,efday
sent the follOaDg letter to Genera
Manager McLeuh with regard 10 the
status OF enp.o5as and :hslr crHao'zi-
tions:
"ro such Of cur Did employees ~ have
stood manfully and fHita!r!!E by uJ we
feel obliqeu Gld thGnkiui. aud shaii not
furoet them; but tae time has NOW ar.
riyel when al our employees VII! ns
req uired to decide whether they exrant:
to retain tteir pisces ~ reason ci
honest and faith!ut ssrylce aaG ptcmpt
obedienca 10 lue uIdcTs Of the con pam
that employs Ihem 8na pARs theiu, or
b'tnd obedience 10 ina direction or Inc
Knights O! Labor, through whion uf
Gam alton the leaders hc3o to coeroe dj
into the employment OF nea WHO coH-
s,,ter their aftJ Open.Gncs u mat CrceF'
The men t ct stand by US Will have
ON nloy mert, With rSASJna6e ROptS
and good pay, rs muda as i5 ph'u oy
Any other corporation uf himiGdr o1af
actgr, Meu VINO do rot Wall heVh' De
allowed 90 Tie road aLa'r u'dsr any
circuroa,nrces. We have never oD-
lisctod TO lAuar organ.z si1r and 90 not
nos. Evscy IAan ana!i 10 tree 10 De-
| long to ono or hot, rs be p!easts' uat
the leaders &. such Or6etS canEoG ana
shall not iciaie 70 IniG company "s l"
| 90 hom it shnIt guaplog or Low opsFStt
It's property. =,
"Plncss rhat sre loft In ohed'anos TO
orders Of the Knights OF bA5or Will be
Allied By new mea, ana such nsw men
will be retained, and apt .: 70 ctFcum'
stances DISCHARGED 90 make room fdr
man who haze lsit Their Places. Here